Siemens will give the Republic of Tatarstan software for education

Siemens will give to the Ministry of Informatization and communications of Tatarstan the software for educational purposes to 1 million euros, the press service of the President of Tatarstan.

The delegation of the Republic headed by President Rustam Minnikhanov on September 18-19, is located in Bavaria on a working visit, in which are discussed issues of expansion of Tatarstan-German cooperation with representatives of business circles and leaders of the region. In particular, a meeting was held with the CEO of Siemens AG Joe KAESER.

«During the meeting in the headquarters of the company the parties discussed future plans for joint projects. Among those the agreement of the Ministry of Informatization and communications of Tatarstan with Siemens on the transfer of the latest software for educational purposes in the amount of 1 million euros», — stated in the message.

As explained by Minister of Informatization and communications of Tatarstan Roman Shaikhutdinov, in the framework of this cooperation we will focus on three directions. The first of these is the development of «data factory» — cognitive platform that collects data and learns by identifying correlations in the processed data gives more accurate results. The second is the establishment of the development center of Siemens, which involves working on specific problems of the company as an industrial customer, and Innopolis University. The third direction — creation of development center for localization of analytic solutions in the Russian Federation.

The President of Siemens in Russia Dietrich Moeller presented a road map for future strategic cooperation between Siemens and the Republic of Tatarstan. She, in particular, involves the expansion of work with universities, the expansion of the partner network and cooperation with such enterprises as the Kazan helicopter plant, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, KAMAZ.

Minnikhanov at the meeting emphasized the importance of regular communication for the development of cooperation with Russia at the regional level. According to him, the products of Siemens are available today in virtually all sectors of the Tatarstan economy: energy and petrochemical industry mechanical engineering and automation, healthcare, transportation, urban agriculture, other spheres.

President of Tatarstan emphasized that the Republic aims to attract advanced technology, the rapid modernisation of industry, increase innovation and personnel potential, as well as consolidating the position of Tatarstan companies in foreign markets. «Tatarstan is interested in expanding cooperation with Siemens and the broader localization of your production in our region. This will allow you to actively participate in our future projects,» he said.